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Good Profits Vs. Bad Profits

May 10, 2013

 

Interview with Fred Reicheld, author of the book The Ultimate Question 2.0 (Revised and Expanded Edition): How Net Promoter Companies Thrive in a Customer-Driven World

 

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Mike Carruthers:
Every business wants to make profits, however for many businesses… 

 

Fred Reichheld:
They really forget about whether those profits were earned at the expense of customers or whether they were earned by making customers so pleased that they'll come back for more and bring their friends.
 
Fred Reicheld

The Importance Of Small Talk

May 6, 2013

 

Interview with Don Gabor, author of the book How To Start A Conversation And Make Friends: Revised And Updated

 

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Mike Carruthers:
Smalltalk it has a reputation of being a big waste of time.

 

Don Gabor:
But the exact opposite if really true because you never know who you’re going to meet on an airplane or walking down the street and I’ve met many interesting people and people who’ve become clients simply from just starting a conversation.
 
Don Gabor

Completing Projects You Start

May 2, 2013

 

Interview with Michelle LaBrosse, Founder of Cheetah Learning

 

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Mike Carruthers:
75% of all the projects you start you never finish, why? Mostly because of distractions.

 

Michelle LaBrosse:
And now like today with our smartphones there’s more and more things to get us distracted. And these distractions are like little addictions they give you a little dopamine rush.
 

 

 


Michelle LaBrosse

How To Have More "Aha" Moments

May 1, 2013

 

Interview with Charles Kiefer, co-author of the book The Art of Insight: How to Have More Aha! Moments

 

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Mike Carruthers:
It’s often described as an “aha” moment an insight into something new, what is it exactly?

 

Charles Kiefer:
An insight is a fresh thought, something you’ve never thought before, it’s uncommonly good, it tends to have you reorient your view of reality.
 
Charles Kiefer

How You Approach A Goal

April 23, 2013

 

Interview with Heidi Grant Halvorson, author of the book Focus: Use Different Ways of Seeing the World for Success and Influence

 

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Mike Carruthers:
There are 2 ways of approaching any goal.

 

Heidi Grant Halvorson:
One way of looking at a goal is sort of in terms of the things you can gain the good things that will happen if you’re successful. And we call that way of talking about our goals promotion focused.
 
Heidi Grant Halvorson

Are You Doing What You Are Meant To Do?

April 17, 2013

 

Interview with James Cusumano, author of the book Balance: The Business - Life Connection

 

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Mike Carruthers:
Are you happy and fulfilled by the work you do?

 

James Cusumano:
There’s 1 study done with 93 thousand people which says 80% of people in varying degrees are not connected or engaged to what they’re doing.
 
James Cusumano

Why Some Things Catch On - And Others Don't

April 11, 2013

 

Interview with Jonah Berger, author of the book Contagious: Why Things Catch On

 

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Mike Carruthers:
When you look at products, restaurants, even videos an YouTube some of them really catch on and others don’t, why?

 

Jonah Berger:
You might thought that it’s random or luck, well it’s not luck there’s some science behind it.
 
Jonah Berger

The 1 Thing You Need To Do To Be Successful

April 8, 2013

 

Interview with Jay Papasan, co-author of the book The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results

 

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Mike Carruthers:
To be more successful, accomplish a goal, or get the results you want you might want to ask yourself this question…

 

Jay Papasan:
What’s the 1 thing I can do right now, such that by doing it everything else will be easier or unnecessary?
 
Jay Papasan

Rethinking Workplace Values & Virtues

April 4, 2013

 

Interview with Jake Breeden, author of the book Tipping Sacred Cows: Kick the Bad Work Habits that Masquerade as Virtues

 

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Mike Carruthers:
In our quest for success in the workplace we embrace certain ideas that maybe need a 2nd look. An example is creativity.

 

Jake Breeden:
Creativity is a virtue in some cases. But in other cases creativity is just an excuse for narcissism.
 
Jake Breeden

Want To Be Rich? - Part 2

April 3, 2013

 

Interview with Lewis Schiff, author of the book Business Brilliant: Surprising Lessons from the Greatest Self-Made Business Icons

 

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Mike Carruthers:
1 huge difference between wealthy people and middle class people is the way they look at negotiation. Many middle class people love the idea of a win/win.

 

Lewis Schiff:
Almost everyone who has a real background in negotiation says win/win is a possibility but only if you’re willing to cut it off if your minimum needs are not being met. 
 
Lewis Schiff


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